There is no single list yet. The EU fixes the contents of a Digital Product Passport (DPP) separately for each product group, choosing from a menu in the Ecodesign Regulation. What every passport has in common is a unique product identifier, which a QR code or similar data carrier on the product points to.
What is on the menu?
- The product itself: materials, recycled content, substances of concern, how long it lasts, how to repair it and how to deal with it at end of life.
- Codes: the unique product identifier, a trade code such as the GTIN, the customs commodity code, and operator and facility identifiers where the rules call for them.
- Papers: the declaration of conformity, technical documentation, certificates, user manuals and safety information.
- Who is behind it: the manufacturer, the importer and its EORI number, the business responsible for the product in the EU, and the service provider keeping the back-up copy.
Whatever is chosen has to be accurate, complete and kept up to date.
Who gets to see it?
Customers, repairers, recyclers, market surveillance authorities and customs can all reach a passport free of charge, but not everyone sees everything. The rules for each product group decide which data is public and which is kept for authorities or professionals.
How long does it have to last?
At least as long as the product is expected to last, and longer where the rules say so. That holds even if the business behind it goes bust or stops trading in the EU. A back-up copy also has to be kept with an independent service provider.
When will the actual list be known?
When the Commission adopts the rules for each product group. Those rules also set the type of carrier, the access rights, how long the passport stays available, and whether it covers a model, a batch or each item. As of October 2026, none has been adopted. Six European passport standards were cited by the EU on 15 July 2026, among them EN 18219 for identifiers and EN 18220 for data carriers.
Where this comes from: Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, Articles 4 and 9 to 11, and Annex III; standards EN 18219 and EN 18220.